Wall-paper-pasting machine



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March 9,1926. 1,575,868

W. J. ROLES WALL PAPER PASTING MACHINE Filed April 11, 1923 2 Sheets-$he et 2 Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,575,868 PATENT orrlcs.

WILLIAM J. ROLES, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WALL-PAPER-PAS'IING MACHINE.

Application filed April 11, 1923. Serial No. 631,322.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. Roms, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I/Vall- Paper-Pasting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wall paper pasting machines, and one object is to provide a portable machine of this character of comparatively simple and inexpensive construc tion and whereby paste may be applied to the paper in a uniform manner with the least amount of physical exertion and without necessitating the services of a skilled artisan.

In its preferred form the invention embodies a paste receptacle, means for applying the paste to the paper, and means for reducing the applied paste to a coating of desired thickness.

Other features will.v hereinafter appear and in order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the machine with the lid and parts carried thereby in raised position.

Fig. 2 is a broken vertical cross section on line IIII of Fig, 3, with the lid added and in closed position.

Fig.3 is a plan View of the machinewith the lid removed. Fig. lis a broken plan view of the lid and some of the associate parts. .7

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the paste receptacle and two brushes associated therewith.

Fig. 6 is a detail of the paper roll shaft and associate parts. 4 n

In carrying out the invention I employ a case 2 embodying front and rear sides 3 and '4', respectively, ends 6, and a lid 8 provided at its forward portion'with a grooved guide 9. "The case 2- is mounted upon legs 10 foldably connectedtheretoby hinges 12. The lid Sis Secured to a pair of arms 1% mounted upon a rod 16, extending through theends 6,sothat 'saidJlid-S may open to' the position disclosed by Fig. 1,-orbe-clo'sed'to thejppsi tion shown:by Fig.'2;-.. Springs '18 and -are1 connected to. the case :2 a-nd the rearendsof the arms-.14: to

raise and hold the lid- 8 in,open .pos1tion I The paper. A :is held whenthe same is not secured in closed position by a resilient fastening device '22 and a stud 23, the former being connected to one of the ends 6 and the latter to one of the arms 14, as best shown by Fig. 1. The forward ends of the arms 14f carry a guide roller 24: having spiral ribs or corrugations 28 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

designates the paste receptacle which is supported by the ends 6 and removably held against the front sideof the case 2 by blocks 32. The front side of the receptacle 80 is providedat its upper portion with an inturned flange 3st for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. The bottom of the receptacle has an outlet 86 normallyclosed byacap38. 7 4-0 designates a paste-applying roller mounted upon a shaft 42' in theupper rear portion of the receptacle 30. s The roller 4L0 has spiral ribs or corrugations 44, which extend in opposite directionsfrom a central pointtG for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. a a.

4E8 designates a-shaft for carrying a roll of paper such as A. 1 One end ofthe shaft 48 is loosely connectedto one end'6 of the case 2 bya' coil spring 50, while its opposite endremovabiy fitsinto aslot .52 in the opposite end 6. The shaft 48 is equipped with a spiral spring tiyand'a follower f 49 for holding-rolls of paper of various widths adjacent to one of the sides 6, as shown by Fig. 3..

The free end of the roll A is carried over i the curved back 54 of thepaste receptacle 30, over the roller 40, beneath f the guide roller 24 and backwardly over the lid: 8 and the usual board B employed by pa aerhangers-for supporting the paper while the same is being cut into proper lengths for hanging. One end of the board B may be supported in the usual manner by atrestle, while itsopposite end rests upon an, upper member 56 of the case 2, said memberr56 being. in position to support the board 'B on a plane withv the lid 8 whenthe same is injclosed-position.v 3; P

' in". frictional con'tact to a pairof springmembers GOQdepending from the; undersideofthelid 8... 32 designates-5a paste regulator constitut with the curvedbackfi of. the 1ieoepta01e:3O by flexible means suchuas a brush 58- secured A can be regulated at will. The projections 64 are, preferably, of crescent shape as shown by Figs. 1 and 2. One end of the paste regulator 62 is provided with a handle 66, so that it may be rotated to bring any part of its periphery or the desired portions of the projections 64 into contact with the coated side of the paper A. The regulator 62 is held from accidental rotation by the handle 66 engaging a keeper 68 securedto the adjacent end 6 of the case 2. I w j 70 designates a pair of flexible members, preferably, in the form of brushes mounted on brackets'72 secured to the ends of the paste receptacle 30. One of thebrackets 72 is slotted as shown, so that itsrespective brush 70 maybe adjusted longitudinally thereof to contact paper of different widths.

Suitable means such as a thumb nut 71 is employed to secure the last-mentioned brush in any of its adjusted positions.

The operation is substantially as follows: The lid 8 is opened and the receptacle 30 is supplied with paste. The free end of the shaft 48 is then raised as indicated by dottedlines Fig. 6, to permit ready placement of the roll A. The free end of the paper A, is then passed between the back of the receptacle 30 and the front of the brush 58, thence over the paste-applying roller 40, the regulator "62, and over the brushes 70. The lid 8 is then closed and secured by the fastener 22 and the stud 23, after which the free end of the paper is drawn around the guide roller 24, thence backwardly over the lid '8 and the board B to the proper length, after which it is cut squarely ed by running a knife through it and the grooved part of the g'uide9. After cutting off the paper at the guide 9 there is suflicient left to grasp and carry backwardly over the board B preparatory to cutting off another length. These operations are repeated as fast as the paper is applied to the walls and ceiling of a room. v

Each time the paper A is carried backwardly over the board B, as stated, it rotates the roller 40 by frictional contact therewith. As the roller 40 rotates its corrugated periphery carries paste from the receptacle30.

and applies it in, substantially, a uniform manner upon the paper A, the spiral corrugations 44preventing the paste from rolling upon the paper, running out around its-longitudinal margins and getting upon the printed side of the paper. Then asthe paste coated paper travels over the regulator 62 the surplus paste is removed and falls 'back into the receptacle 30. The paste is then regulator62 to-bring its projections 64 to the desired point. For instance, when the regulater is adjusted to the position disclosed by Fig. 2, to bring. the highest portions of the projections 64 into contact with't-he paper, less paste is removed and the coating will be correspondinglythicker than when said regulator 62-is turned to bring thelower'por tions of the projections 64 into contact With, the paper. By making the projections 64 crescent-shaped as shown the thickness of the. coating may be reduced to any desired point. y a

As the paper A is drawn from the roll, the

same sometimes continues to rotate and cause the paper to become slacki Such slack paper, however, is prevented from passing over the roller 40 by the brush 58,. which holds the paper in frictional engagement with the back of the receptacle 30. Hence",

' the paper is always taut as ittravels over the roller 40, thereby insuring the rotation of said roller and the application by it of paste to the paper. The roller 40 is, pref-I erably, covered with a sheet of muslin as it is found in practice that the paste adheres to a fabric better than to sheet metal of which said roller 40 is, preferably, constructed. i v

By corrugating the guide roller 24 as shown and described only the raised portions of the corrugations contact the printed side of the paper. Hence, small quantities of paste Whichat times inadvertently get upon the roller 24 will not be spread upon the printed side of the paper as would be the case if said roller 24 had a smooth periphery.

When the paperhanger finishes the hanging of paper in one building he removes the board B and drains the paste from the-receptacleBO into a bucket or otherreceiver by removing the cap 38 from theoutlet 3 6. He then folds the legs 10 against the bottom of the case 2, after which the same can be readily carried by the cross bar 75 secured to the ends 6 of said case 2. WVhen thus carried the front sides of the case2 and the receptacle 30are undermost and any paste V remaining Within said receptacle 30 flows down against the front side thereof but is prevented from running out of the receptacle by the flange 34. i a

From the foregoing description is .ap-

parent that I have produced a machine en} bod in the advanta es above :DOlHtBd out b D l i 7 andwhile I have shown and describedIthepreferred construction of the invention, I reserve the right to make such changes in the combination and arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

I l. Ina machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, a roller associated with said receptacle for applying paste to paper, means associated with said roller for reducing the applied paste to a uniform coating of desired thickness, and means for further reducing the thickness of said coating at the longitudinal margins of the paper.

2. In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, means associated with said receptacle for applying paste to paper, and a member associated with said means having peripheral projection-s tapering towards their ends and adapted to reduce the applied paste to coatings of difl'erent thicknesses.

3. In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, means associated with said receptacle for applying paste to paper, an adjustable member associated with said means having peripheral projections and adapted to-reduce the applied paste to coatings of different thicknesses, a guide associated with said adjustable member and around which the coated paper may be drawn, a flat support for the coated paper as it is drawn around said guide, and guide means on said flat support for guiding a cutter when cutting the coated paper into proper lengths.

4. In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, a support for a roll of paper, means associated with the receptacle for applying paste to the paper as it is nected to the case, a shaft loosely connectedto one end of the case and adapted to support a roll of paper, a paste receptacle mounted in the case, and a corrugated roller associated with said receptacle for applying paste to the paper.

6. In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, a roller associated with said receptacle and having, reversely-disposed spiral corrugations adapted to apply paste to pap er, a flat support for said paper,

and a cutter guide carried by'said support.

7 In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, means associated with said receptacle for applying paste to paper, an adjustable member to reduce the applied paste to coatings of dillerent thicknesses associated with said paste applying receptacle and provided with crescent-shaped 4 peripheral projections, and mechanism for securing said member at any, point of its rotation.

8. In a machine of the character described, a paste receptacle, means associated with said receptacle for coating paper with the paste, a flat support for the coated paper extending over said paste receptacle, and a cutter guide associated with said support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM J. ROLES. 

